All chemistry

A green circle on a light blue hexagon surrounded on four sides by needles made of diamond.

January 6, 2025

Elemental superconductor reveals new physics under pressure 

Condensed sulfur could help study the fundamental nature of superconductivity

Two crystal structures made up of blue and gray polygons connected by red dots.

December 23, 2024

Experiments verify high-pressure properties of materials used in many technologies 

Study could boost design of materials used for medical imaging, sonar and other devices

A drop of water compressed between two flat sheets made up of connected carbon atoms.

December 2, 2024

Microscopy advances could allow unprecedented look at chemical reactions 

UIC experts will help build electron microscopy “movie studio” to watch live reactions

Two men work on scientific equipment in a laboratory.

September 20, 2024

Studying new 2D materials, one molecule at a time 

Approach enables design of nanotechnology for energy, electronics

Three men and a woman wearing lanyards stand in front of a blue wall with the University of Kentucky logo.

August 22, 2024

UIC student presents research on chemistry education at national conference

Abdul Rauf presented his work on new approaches to teaching chemistry

March 22, 2024

UIC physicists find hidden flaw in century-old, common chemical extraction technique 

Discovery could improve many industrial processes

José Villegas and Ruixuan Gao headshots

October 10, 2023

Early career researchers first from UIC to receive NIH New Innovator awards 

Ruixuan Gao and José Villegas receive awards for high-risk, high-reward research

September 13, 2023

UIC chemist receives prestigious George C. Pimentel Award in chemical education

Donald Wink honored for outstanding contributions in training professional chemists

Quantum dots in containers

September 11, 2023

Open-source textbook makes STEM education more accessible 

Textbook allows for open sharing, adaptation

Terrell R. Morton, Asst. Professor, College of Education

August 4, 2023

Education professor probes causes of systemic racism in chemistry 

In a commentary for Nature Chemistry, UIC’s Terrell Morton applied critical race theory to the field of chemistry

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